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The Royal Navy Decommissioned Two Sandown-Class Minehunters
Royal Navy minehunters HMS Ramsey and HMS Blyth were formally decommissioned on August 4, during a poignant ceremony at Rosyth Dockyard.
5 August 2021
Royal Navy minehunters HMS Ramsey and HMS Blyth were formally decommissioned on August 4, during a poignant ceremony at Rosyth Dockyard.
HMS Trent has completed intensive training on Ukrainian and United States-hosted exercises during her second visit to the Black Sea in a matter of months.
Babcock International Group (Babcock) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Implementation (MoI) in Odesa with the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the UK Government to support enhancement of Ukrainian naval capabilities.
The Ukrainian Navy (ВМСУ)’s participation in the Turkey-led naval exercise will be a first and will mark a new milestone in the cooperation between the two countries.
New details on the Ukrainian navy’s future missile boats emerged from an interview given by British military attaché in Ukraine to the local news paper
The U.S. Department of Defense on 5 January 2021 reported that SAFE Boats International LLC has been awarded a US$ 19 million order to launch production of Ukraine’s Mk VI first patrol boats.
The commander of the Ukrainian naval forces confirmed the procurement of Ada-class corvettes and Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Talking to a local media, Rear Admiral Alexei Neizhpapa also discussed Mk VI and Island-class patrol boats from the United States and “missile boats” from the United Kingdom.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has ordered new Turkish-made corvettes and unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) from Turkey. They are being procured for the Ukrainian Navy to enhance security in the Black and Azov Sea regions.
The UK will lead a multinational Maritime Training Initiative for the Ukrainian Navy, boosting their ability to combat threats in the Black Sea, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed.
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Ukraine of up to 16 Mark VI Patrol Boats and related equipment for an estimated cost of $600 million.
